Tag Archives: OnlineEd

FHA Issues Rule to Include Approval of Individual Units in Non-Approved Condo Projects

| August 22, 2019

FHA responds to the market By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (August 22, 2019) To promote homeownership, especially among credit-worthy first-time buyers, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published its long-awaited final regulation, and policy implementation guidance, which establish a new condominium approval process. That provides for comprehensive revision to FHA condominium project approval policy. The new policy […]

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Home Value Appreciation Has Slowed Each Month This Year

| August 16, 2019

Annual home value appreciation decreased for the seventh straight month in July By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (August 16, 2019) SEATTLE, Aug. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — U.S. home value growth continues to slow, according to the July Zillow® Real Estate Market Reporti. The typical U.S. home is worth $229,000, up 5.2% from a year ago – this is the smallest […]

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Report for Residential Construction Activity in June 2019

| July 17, 2019

Building permits, housing starts, and housing completions report By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (July 17, 2019) (Wahington) US Dept. of HUD – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Census Bureau jointly announced the following new residential construction statistics for June 2019. Building Permits Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits […]

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Starting Today, Portland Home Sellers Can Request a Cash Offer From Zillow

| July 15, 2019

Zillow Now Buying and Selling Homes in Portland By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (July 15, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Starting today, home sellers in the Portland, Oregon metro — including Vancouver, Wash. — can use Zillow Offers to request a cash offer from Zillow to buy their home. Portland is the twelfth market where Zillow now directly buys homes – […]

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About Those Arizona Bed Bugs

| April 30, 2019

Highlights from Arizona Senate Bill 1306 (2011) By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 30, 2019) (OnlineEd) – Arizona Senate Bill 1306, passed in 2001, assigns specific responsibilities for bedbug control to landlord and tenants of multifamily housing. Landlord Responsibilities: Keep the dwelling unit free of a bedbug infestation Provide tenants with a copy of the landlord’s […]

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All About Easements: The Easement in Gross

| April 9, 2019

The easement in gross gives the owner of the easement the right to use real property for a particular purpose By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 9, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – The easement in gross gives the owner of the easement the right to use real property for a particular purpose. An easement in gross […]

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All About Easements: The Easement Appurtenant

| April 5, 2019

An easement appurtenant gives a property owner a right of usage to portions of an adjoining property By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 5, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – An easement appurtenant gives a property owner a right of usage to portions of an adjoining property owned by another party. The property enjoying the usage right is […]

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Four Common Listing Agreements Used by Real Estate Agents

| April 4, 2019

Each type of listing agreement allows an agent to market the seller’s property, but they differ when it comes to who else can market it and how the brokerage fee is earned By Jeff Sorg, OnlineEd Blog (April 4, 2019) (PORTLAND, Ore.) OnlineEd – Each type of listing contract allows the real estate agent to market […]

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